''Who did you just say you want to take?'' Hazel blinked, staring at the doe.
''I said Patch,'' she replied. ''Patch ought to come along with Nere and I.''
''He's no use to you, Inkberry,'' Bigwig told her, shaking his head. ''He'll only put you in danger.''
''He's completely harmless,'' Inkberry insisted. ''He'll only help us look safer to keep around.''
''But you both seem alright anyway,'' Bigwig replied. ''You're a doe and it's hardly likely they'll realize there's more to Nere.''
''I've made up my mind, Bigwig,'' Inkberry told him. ''Hazel, give me permission to take Patch.''